The difference between a standing order and a direct debit. Essentially, a standing order is an instruction to your bank, whereas a direct debit gives permission to a company to take money from you. You are the only person who can change the date or payment amount on your standing order.
Born on April 17, 1894 in Kalinovka, Russia, Nikita Khrushchev became Premier of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin's death in 1953. In a 1956 secret speech, he discussed Stalin's crimes for the first time, starting a process called de-Stalinization..
âºâº US President in 1955. The President in the year 1955 was Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was the 34th President of the United States. He took office on January 20, 1953 and left office on January 20, 1961. He was followed by John F. Kennedy.